AMD may buy rival Xilinx in $30B chip megadeal

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is reportedly in advanced talks to buy rival chip maker Xilinx Inc. in a deal that could be valued at more than $30 billion. The Wall Street Journal cited unnamed sources who said Santa Clara-based AMD and San Jose-based Xilinx are discussing a deal that could come together as soon as next week. Xilinx, which makes programmable chips used in data centers, has been valued at between $25 billion and $26 billion since mid-summer. That would make the premium on a $30…